Important Days And Dates In January 2022
Every month has some important days and events to celebrate and honor the things which happened. January has some of the important events and days to celebrate and honor the cause and raise awareness on different diseases, events and remember sacrifices which were made in the past. some of them are
Important Days And Dates In January 2022
4-January: World Braille Day
Why When: Louis Braille‘s the inventor of braille, Braille script which is used by blind people to read. An accident during his Childhood made him blind and motivated him to invent Braille script
6-January: world war orphan day
Why When: Wars leave an immeasurable loss to soldiers’ families and people of that war country on both sides, so to address the war orphans as it has become a growing worldwide humanitarian and social crisis, world war orphan day is celebrated.
9-January: Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (NRI Day)
Why &When: Overseas Indian community, who reside around the world, to honor their contributions to the development of India.
10-January: World Hindi Day
Why &When-World Hindi Day: To emphasize the Hindi language which Is one of the oldest and widely spoken languages in India
11-January: National Road safety week
Why &When: to create awareness on safety, health and environmental issues.
12-January: National Youth Day
Why &When: Swami Vivekananda, was a Hindu monk who introduced Indian darshans of Vedanta and yoga to the Western world. His birthday day is celebrated as national youth day
14-January: Armed forces veteran day
Why &When: War veterans, who sacrificed for the country during the war to honor their sacrifice armed forces veteran day is celebrated
15-January: Army Day
Why &When: The first Indian to take charge as chief of the Indian Army was General KM Cariappa in 1949.
19-January: National Immunization Day (Polio Day), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Raising Day
Why &When-National Immunization Day (Polio Day): Poliovirus, which is now endemic in India to prevent children from contracting with poliovirus vaccine drive is conducted every year on this day
Why &When-NDRF Raising Day: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) going to celebrate its 17th Raising Day
24-January: National Girl Child Day, International Day of Education
Why &When-National Girl Child Day: Inequalities, gender issues and low-level treatment that every girl faces in Indian society to raise awareness among people about all the above issues.
Why &When-International Day of Education: Education is a must for every human for better living, peace and development which indeed help humans to solve maximum issues to celebrate the role of education International day of education is celebrated.
25-January: National Voters Day, National Tourism Day
Why &When-National Voters Day: Electoral process, the largest democratic tool to choose the government, everyone must utilize their vote for choosing a better society. To create awareness on voting this day is celebrated
Why &When-National Tourism Day: Tourism, the historic artefacts and history of the country, the scenic beauty of the country’s environment for others to visit, which indirectly raises the country’s economy to create awareness that national tourism day is celebrated.
26-January: Republic Day, International Customs Day (ICD)
Why &When-Republic Day: The constitution and other things which India got independence from and became a republic, celebrated as Republic Day
Why &When- International Customs Day (ICD): Customs officials and agencies which helps in maintaining border security to a comrade the bravery of them International customs day is celebrated
30-January: Martyrs’ Day/Shaheed Divas, World Leprosy Day/World Leprosy Eradication Day
Why &When: soldiers who sacrificed their lives in protecting the country while in line of duty.
Why &When: Leprosy or Hansen’s Disease, which mainly affects the skin, eyes, nose and peripheral nerves to increase public awareness this day is celebrated.
DATE | INTERNATIONAL | NATIONAL |
January-4 | World Braille Day | |
January-6 | World war orphan day | |
January-9 | Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (NRI Day) | |
January-10 | World Hindi Day, | Raising Day of Army Air Defence |
January-11 | National Road safety week | |
January-12 | National Youth Day | |
January-14 | Armed forces veterans day | |
January-15 | Army Day | |
January-18 | National Immunization Day (Polio Day) | |
January-19 | National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Raising Day | |
January-24 | International Day of Education | National Girl Child Day |
January-25 | National Voters Day, National Tourism Day, India Republic Day | |
January-26 | International Customs Day (ICD) | Republic Day |
January-30 | Martyrs’ Day/Shaheed Divas, World Leprosy Day/World Leprosy Eradication Day |
Q. When is World Leprosy Day?
A. January-30
Q. When is National Voters Day, National Tourism Day?
A. January-25
Q. When is National Immunization Day (Polio Day)?
A. January-18
Q. When is Army Day?
A. January-15
Q. When is National Youth Day?
A. January-12
Q. When is Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (NRI Day)?
A. January-9
Q. When is World Braille Day?
A. January-4